Also, Shakur was dealing with the issue of his father's death. Tupac was tormented by the idea of never knowing his own father. ... Tupac Shakur sang in only one track on the album yet was a background dancer for them at concerts. ... This album "Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z," carried him over into the Hip-Hop charts. ... There were also never any ballistic tests done or at least they were never made public for some reason. ...

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When rap music began, it was sang in the streets of New York. ... parts with nothin, y'all be frontin Me give my heart to a woman? Not for nothin, never happen I'll be forever mackin Heart cold as assassins, I got no passion I got no patience And I hate waitin.. Hoe get yo' ass in And let's RI-I-I-I-I-IDE.. check em out now RI-I-I-I-I-IDE, yeah" 3 Looking at these lyrics, it isn't hard to tell why people have a hard time coping with this type of music. ... They are the fathers of that often-used term, "bling bling". ...

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